Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Jane's Contrast Quilt "Blue and Orange"

Jane Hartfield’s Contrast Quilt

“Blue and Orange”

The word
contrast sent my mind spinning! There are so many contrasts in my life that I
had to really work on focusing on something I could depict in a quilt. First I
thought black and white with just a bit of color, then hand stitched versus
machine, then old prints versus hand dyed or painted, then curvy versus
straight, hard vs. soft, saturated vs. pastel…The list was endless with so much
opportunity for expression.

I finally
decided on color and shape. I chose a hand-dyed blue velveteen fabric for the background
which I contrasted with a commercial orange upholstery sample which I had
over-dyed. I quilted the background with square or rectangular sections
accented with silk yarn couched in place. Then I appliquéd circular shapes onto
the orange square. It is quilted with circles. The binding is made of raw silk
which is fused and stitched in place. I like the contrast of the complementary
color scheme and the shapes of circles and squares in a variety of sizes.

The blue and orange really work! I like the way you added a smaller rectangle, and even smaller circles randomly on top of that! There is something about this that is so joyful and playful!!!! Great work!

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The Material Mavens

We are a group of art quilters who come from various parts of the United States, from the East coast and then south to Arkansas and Texas. We were inspired by the original Twelve by Twelve international art quilting group.

Beginning in September, 2011, we started posting our 12"x 12" art quilts, which were based on themes chosen in turn by our members. For Round One, we posted quilts every two months, always on the 15th of the designated months.

Round Two of The Material Mavens began in October, 2014. Some changes were made: quilts were posted every three months, and the quilts could be be either 12"x 12" or rectangular ones measuring 11" x 14", either horizontal or vertical in orientation.

Round Three of The Material Mavens will begin in July, 2018. Again, changes have been made. Now those members who wish to stay affiliated with the group are free to post quilts every time or every now and then. Two, our blog administrator collected suggested themes from the members who wanted to remain affiliated. These themes were then pulled at random from a "hat," and they were then assigned in order for the posting dates. Since we had 13 members who wanted to remain, we will be posting quilts every 3 months until 2021! This date is significant and appropriate, because 2021 will be the 10th year that our group has been in existence.